All about trout fishing in New Zealand. This category includes other freshwater fish species. Our full trout fishing menu is in the sidebar on the right of this page – scroll down for mobile devices.Trout Fishing Near Christchurch, Ellesmere, Cam, Kaiapoi, Heathcote
Trout Fishing Near Christchurch City I’m often asked the question, “Where is a good place to catch a trout close to Christchurch ?” In truth, this is now a more difficult question to answer than it was a couple of decades years ago. Sure there are still good trout to be caught close to the city, but they just aren’t around in More...
Fiordland Back Country Trout Fishing – Lake Te Anau & Eglinton River
Fiordland Back Country Trout Fishing by Murray Knowles Murray with a beautiful backcountry brown trout. Opening Day, of what we used to regard as the high-country water, is always a special date for the keen fly More...
Peat Streams – Fly Fishing Peat Water Streams of Otago and Southland
Home » Trout Peat Streams – Summer Fishing the Peat Water Streams of Otago and Southland by Monty Wright Shane Wright and Murray McKnight spotting a monster. Peat Streams Sprinkled throughout Otago and Southland More...
Tups Indispensable and Fly Fishing Small Streams Around Canterbury
Tups Indispensable and Small Streams Around Canterbury with John Hey A number of small streams flow around Canterbury and while they don’t hold large populations of fish they are very enjoyable places to fish More...
Avoid Frightening Weary Trout – The Silent Approach by Monty Wright
How to Avoid Frightening Weary Trout – Walk Softly, Stay Low, and Wear Camouflage Clothing by Monty Wright Monty holding a nice rainbow. Note the subdued green and earthy colours. Try to avoid red, yellow More...
Caples and Greenstone Rivers, and the Black Rock, Otago
Home » Trout Caples and Greenstone Rivers, and the Story of the Black Rock by Monty Wright Monty Wright with 12 lb rainbow hen from the Caples River. Photograph John Todd. It was a beautiful clear morning as John More...
Rakaia River Mouth a Top Spot for Sea-Run Trout Fishing
Home » Trout Surf fishing the Rakaia River mouth at first light for kahawai and sea-run brown trout. Rakaia River Mouth Sea-Run Trout Fishing Some years the Rakaia River can experience unusually low flows More...
Mepps Black Fury – Trout Blade Spinner
Mepps Black Fury Mepps Black Fury blade spinner. Many Kiwi anglers refer to a trout lure as a spinner even if it doesn’t actually spin. The black blade on a Mepps Black Fury really does spin! it spins around More...
Caples River – The Dart, Diamond Creek, and the Rees – all in flood
Home » Trout Caples River – The Dart, Diamond Creek, and the Rees – were all in flood – Fly Fishing New Zealand by Monty Wright Denis Brundell helping Rod across the Greenstone River. We set off More...
Glimmy Brass Spoon Trout Spinner – An Oldie Very Effective Fish Taker
Home » Trout Glimmy Brass Spoon by Allan Burgess Glimmy brass trout spoon lure or spinner bait. This brass spoon was known originally as a Glimmy, or Record Little Glimmy was part of a vast range of spinnerbaits More...
